Red Cross in St. Louis raises $540,000 for Oklahoma tornado victims

By Matthew Hibbard – Social Engagement Manager , St. Louis Business Journal

May 29, 2013, 6:43pm CDT

The American Red Cross Greater St. Louis region has raised more than $540,000 to help communities impacted by the tornadoes that hit Oklahoma last week.

Organization officials said Wednesday the donations have come from local corporations and employees, including Ameren Corp., Anheuser-Busch, Edward Jones, Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Express Scripts and Maritz. Red Cross officials would not disclose the amount each company donated, however separately, Ameren and A-B each said in the past week that they’d each donated $25,000.